Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.886 · Chapter 4. Briefs, Hearing, and Decision in Limited Civil and Misdemeanor Appeals
Submission of the cause
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) When the cause is submitted
(1) Except as provided in (2), a cause is submitted when the court has heard oral argument or approved its waiver and the time has expired to file all briefs and papers, including any supplemental brief permitted by the court. The appellate division may order the cause submitted at an earlier time if the parties so stipulate.
(2) For appeals that raise no arguable issues under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, the cause is submitted when the time has expired to file all briefs and papers, including any supplemental brief permitted by the court.
(b) Vacating submission
The court may vacate submission only by an order stating its reasons and setting a timetable for resubmission.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2020)
Rule 8.886 amended effective January 1, 2020; adopted effective January 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_886
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- compose_crc.py 2026-10-22: the Judicial Council's rule pages read paragraph by paragraph; verify_crc.py's second reading of the Council's per-title PDFs finds every paragraph
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